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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 13, 20056 counties in Florida; Colquitt County, Seminole County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 13, 2005, 7:30 PM CST for 6 counties in Florida; Colquitt County, Seminole County, Georgia. It was in force for 228 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2005, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2005, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
228 days
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Colquitt County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 96 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2005-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 665 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2005-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 316 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
665 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
6.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 140131
TORTAE
GAC071-140200-
/X.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0004.050114T0130Z-050114T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
830 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOULTRIE

* UNTIL 900 PM EST

* AT 828 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 13 MILES WEST OF MOULTRIE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
  EAST OF PELHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CENTER HILL...BAY...SIGSBEE...SPENCE AIRPORT...RIVERSIDE AND
  FUNSTON.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833.

LAT...LON 3123 8399 3106 8397 3112 8371 3131 8387

$$

7-TREXLER
3 follow-up statements
000 
WFUS52 KTAE 231510
TORTAE
FLC005-013-059-063-131-133-231530-
/T.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0004.050223T1509Z-050223T1530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TEST...TORNADO WARNING...TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
909 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A


* TORNADO DRILL FOR...
  BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
  CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
  HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
  JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
  WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
  
* UNTIL 930 AM CST

* TEST...THIS IS A TEST...AT 910 AM CST...NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS      
  OCCURRING OVER THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS IS A DRILL. 
  AT THIS TIME PLEASE PRACTICE YOUR TORNADO SAFETY PROCEDURES. IF    
  THIS WERE AN ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING...YOU SHOULD GO TO AN INTERIOR 
  ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR BUILDING. WEAK STRUCTURES OR      
  VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR SAFE SHELTER. 

  THIS IS A TORNADO DRILL...REPEAT ONLY A DRILL. NO SEVERE WEATHER   
  IS OCCURRING OVER THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3099 8641 3028 8640 2978 8554 2998 8547
      3097 8504

$$

11-GOREE
000 
WFUS52 KTAE 292124
TORTAE
GAC253-292200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0004.050829T2124Z-050829T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
524 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT(500 PM CDT)

* AT 521 PM EDT(421 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF DONALSONVILLE...
  MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  LELA...LITTLE HOPE...DONALDSONVILLE MUNI AIRPORT...IRON CITY...
  SHARPHAGEN AND DAVIS PARK.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833.

LAT...LON 3085 8495 3084 8482 3103 8477 3105 8490

$$

7-TREXLER
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 292147
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
545 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

GAC253-292200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050829T2200Z/
SEMINOLE GA-
545 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM EDT(500 PM CDT) FOR 
SEMINOLE COUNTY...

AT 543 PM EDT(443 PM CDT)...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION AND A POSSIBLE 
TORNADO. ALSO AN ADDITIONAL STORM WAS ALSO IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF 
THE COUNTY...AND WAS ALSO SHOWING SOME ROTATION.  THE FIRST STORM 
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTH OF DONALSONVILLE...WHILE THE NEXT STORM 
WAS NEAR FAIRCHILD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 3085 8495 3084 8482 3103 8477 3105 8490

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 6:51 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEDixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette and 5 more228 days
Jan 13, 7:17 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEGrady, Mitchell, Thomas228 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.